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About Kanuwan Village

Kanuwan is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,502, made up of 740 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.2 hectares hectares.

Kanuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanuwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 73.2 hectares
Population 1,502
Male Population 740
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanuwan compares

By the 2011 count Kanuwan is the 114th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 73.2 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kanuwan

Kanuwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanuwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanuwan from other places

Kanuwan lies about 132 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 6.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanuwan
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 6.2 km
Nearest town Phulpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 21 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 132 km

Villages closest to Kanuwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhania tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kanuwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanuwan village had a population of 1,502. That makes it the 114th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Kanuwan village has 740 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanuwan has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Kanuwan covers 73.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanuwan falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanuwan is Janghai Junction, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanuwan.

Kanuwan is about 132 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanuwan is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Janghai Junction is about 6.2 km away. Phulpur is about 19 km away. Jakhania is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brindaban (1.7 km), Doara (4.2 km) and Dayalpur (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanuwan today is likely to be higher.

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